July 3, 2013 "Do As I Do is the first training method based on dog's social cognitive abilities" Do As I Do is a social learning method. In this first video Boudicca is learning the "rule". Do As I Do training is available on DVD through Tawzer Dog LLC. Claudia Fugazza is a Ph.D. student …
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Pointing Test Two Trials 10 Repetitions Each Boudicca April 24, 2013
After reading A Virtual Pack, to Study Canine Minds i tested Boudicca, a 7 year old female Jack Russell terrier, using the easiest test demonstrated in the video [link provided in sources]. If you’re interested in conducting …
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Anthropomorphism, Double-Edged Sword
Why understanding this is useful in applications of companion behavior modification and training! The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind. We have seen that the senses and intuitions, the various emotions and faculties, such as love, memory, attention, curiosity, imitation, reason, etc., of which man boasts, may be found in an incipient, or even sometimes in a well-developed condition, in the lower animals.